Tag Archives: Renewable energy

November 15, 2011Comments Off on Clean energy funds for trash burning opposed

Environmental groups are pressing state regulators to reject a petition seeking renewable energy subsidies for trash-burning power plants, saying the incinerators are big polluters. The Public Service Commission is expected to rule on Covanta Energy‘s petition at its meeting Thursday ...

October 27, 2011Comments Off on McKenna: Energy efficiency creates jobs

New York is a national leader in energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. Democrat and Republican state lawmakers alike support these efforts. The best example is a 57-3 vote, in the Republican-controlled state Senate, to approve a bill that includes ...

September 27, 2011Comments Off on Google to finance home solar systems

Google wants to buy solar panels for your house. The search giant announced Tuesday that it will provide $75 million to build 3,000 residential solar electricity systems across the country. Google will own the panels, and get paid over time ...

By Amy Newsock Our environment, health and economy are threatened by our dependence on fossil fuels. Thankfully, New York is taking steps to transition to renewable energy to protect our environment and health, create jobs and rebuild our economy. New ...

Brookhaven National Laboratory will receive up to $600,000 in federal grants for two of its latest chemistry experiments. The two projects, headed by BNL Chemist Toshifumi Sugama, will receive up to $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy. The first ...

Google is investing $280 million in solar power for private homes, its latest — and largest — investment in clean energy. The money will allow installer SolarCity to offer solar systems to homeowners for no money up front. In exchange, ...

The state Legislature has approved a regulation that would make it easier for non-residential customers using something known as “net metering” to obtain financial benefits by deploying green energy. The Senate and Assembly earlier this month passed legislation amending New ...

Mineola-based Clear Skies Solar, which provides renewable energy products, has more businesses signing on for commercial projects, the company has stated. Ezra Green, the CEO of Clear Skies Solar, said he has been able to arrange about $2 million in ...

New York is earmarking $250 million to fund renewable energy generation projects, in an effort to reduce pollution and help build a clean-energy economy in the state. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority yesterday issued a request ...

One of the founders of the now-defunct Odyne Corp. is starting again, this time with what he thinks will be a more marketable hybrid conversion system. Joe Ambrosio, who helped found Hauppauge-based Odyne in 2001, started up Ronkonkoma-based ElectroMotive Designs ...